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GLUME

\ɡlˈuːm], \ɡlˈuːm], \ɡ_l_ˈuː_m]\

Definitions of GLUME

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The husk or floral covering of grain and grasses.
GLUMACEOUS.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A chaff-like scale of the inflorescence of grasses.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] The floral covering of grain or grasses.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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